Friday, 10 July 2020

10-07-20 Friday - Corn Bunting

12 to 19°C with more sun and less rain than earlier this week. 

Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank 
Yellow-legged Gull 
Red Kite
Redstart, Siskin, Corn Bunting
Little Owl

*****  Exciting news from Somerset: pr Black-winged Stilt with two newly-hatched juveniles at Steart.  Note that there are restrictions on entry and numbers if you want to see them. *****

Great Crested Grebe with chick, Stratford (CVL) (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Redland (garden):
4 Feral Pigeon, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Herring Gull, 1 f Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit (adult + juvs), 2 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch

10-07-20 Goldfinch Henleaze (Geoff Daniels)
Henleaze:
Wild meadow garden attracts many species

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Curlew (a "headstarted" Slimbridge bird), lots of juv Chiffchaff and Whitethroat, 10+ Blackcap (mostly juvs), 10 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Muntjac Deer

New Passage/Northwick:
80 + Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe with chick, 18 Osytercatcher, 3 fledged Avocet with parents, 6 Curlew, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, juv Pied Wagtails

Pilning Wetlands:
4 Little Ringed Plover, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret

Hawkesbury Upton:
10 Swift - 4 screaming over the village, 6 Collared Dove, 2 BH Gull, 7 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Raven, 1 Great Tit, 15 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 4 House Martin - looked like they were heading away, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat - silent but easily visible, 155+ Starling - flocks on houses and power lines but put up in the air by the Kestrel, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 16 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting - singing, 5 Yellowhammer - calling only

NORTH SOMERSET

Nailsea:
2 Little Owl

Clevedon:
"In the winter of 1988-9, CVRS were ringing waders on the Severn estuary, south of Clevedon. Most were Dunlin. However, 3 Curlew were also ringed. Over 31 years later, 1 of the 3 Curlew was found 'recently dead' in almost the same place to where it was ringed." 

Worlebury:
5 House Sparrow (inc. 3 juv)

Tyntesfield:
1 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield (Shire Valley):
1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Little Owl (usual location), 1 Kingfisher, 5 Mistle Thrush, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 3 Grey Wagtail 

RESERVOIRS

10-07-20 Black-tailed Godwit, Herriott's (CVL (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake:

Dam End:
22 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 juv BH Gull, 4 GBB Gull, 50+ House & Sand Martin, 12 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Pied Wagtail

10-07-2020 Redshank, Dam (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

Hollowbrook:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 m Reed Bunting 

Woodford:
2 Grey Heron, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch

Heron's Green:
124 Canada Goose, 30 Swift, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 100+ Sand Martin & House Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Stratford:
1 Great Crested Grebe (with chick)

Herriott's - inc Pool:
54 Canada Goose, 12 Teal, 2 Shelduck (one with 2 Ducklings), 20+ Swift, 150+ Great Crested Grebe,  3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 juv BH Gull, 11 GBB Gull, 3 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 200+ House & Sand Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

10-07-20: Little Ringed Plover, Dam (CVL) (Ian Stapp)

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Geoff Daniels, Rob Emery, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Brian Lancastle, Jean Oliver, Dendy Platt, Lisa Presland, George Rabin, Paul Sawyer, George Stacey, Ian Stapp Gwen Thomas, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG